Animal Friends Festival Quilt
This is my first foray into the Blogger’s Quilt Festival! It has been going on for five years at Amy’s Creative Side but I just found out about it on bekahdu handmade, where Bekah… Continue reading
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Immersed in the Impressionists – Part Two
In my last post I related how Dancing for Degas started me down the path of trying to find out how the Impressionists were affected by war. After reading that novel, my next… Continue reading
Immersed in the Impressionists
I had big plans for April – I was going to focus on Art with a capital A. I was going to read about art, watch movies about art, go to art museums… Continue reading
Spring Discoveries
Did you know a turtle’s eyes are striped? Did you know baby mockingbirds have little hook-shaped ridges on the roof of their mouths? Did you know that mayflies are the only insect that… Continue reading
Soaking Up Inspiration in San Diego
I have been absent for a while, but I haven’t been inactive! I have been traveling instead. Just recently we went to San Diego for the first time. We had a wonderful time… Continue reading
Hopes Raised – Dashed – Raised Again
The other day I was reading Nana Cathy’s post about her monthly photo scavenger hunt. I feel like I’ve had a little vacation when I follow along on these walks. She had a… Continue reading
It’s Not Too Late to Make Plans for Pillow Fight Day
I was sad to discover that I have already missed Worldwide Quilting Day and Holi, the Color Festival, this year. I looked on the web for a master list of textile-related celebrations so… Continue reading
March Materials Madness
It all started with the book, The Uncommon Quilter: Small Art Quilts Created with Paper, Plastic, Fiber, and Surface Design by Jeanne Williamson. It’s a big title, but the quilts in the book… Continue reading
“Dynamiting” Silk
In my last post I talked about the process of creating silk thread from cocoons. To me, silk has always had an aura of leisure and luxury, but in reading about it I… Continue reading
Silk – the Basics and a Little Beyond
Humans have been fascinated with silk for thousands of years. The oldest piece of silk cloth found to date is just a tiny fragment, found near Shanghai. It dates back to about 2750… Continue reading